Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in the busyness that is life. My only saving grace is that I am very keen on all things, systems and tools that encourage organization (and all things that go alone with office paraphernalia....OOOooh aaaaAAhhh pens and daytimers!). With my full-time work, my husband, two little children and school on the go, the driving force to keep me on task is my calendar (electronic and paper) and organizational skills. I often take a moment, despite being buried in tasks and due dates, to sit and organize myself and chart my calendar and dates down. One truly needs to take the time to be organized.
"Being organized should be a positive feeling in that you are making progress and accomplishing tasks, no matter how small or large they may be" (Rosenhoffer, 2005)
My tools for success - color coded no less! ;) |
This LRNT 502 course in unit one has challenged me with the many moving parts and due dates on the go. The only way to stay afloat, has been organizing myself and my very limited and precious time for school work, which has made me feel successful with the first few weeks. Not to get completely sidetracked from my theme of research, but I do strongly believe that organizing in research practice is essential to success as well, despite the different epistemological perspectives. Looking at data and field work, the researcher must have project management and tasks organized and plans in place to actually get through the data and secure results. Being able to be credible, produce excellent, understandable and meaningful results as a researcher is something I am going to strive for. I am already looking ahead to my research paper (as time is just whipping by) and what appears to be a daunting task of gathering and organizing data, actually has me excited and curious; I am certainly up for the challenge.
References:
Rosenhoffer, R. (2005). Let's get organized. McLean: National Contract Management Association.
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Hi Petrina,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great topic! I too thrive when I'm organized at home and at work. There is no better feeling than to have things in place so that when the unexpected occurs, it is somewhat easier to manage. I agree, the need for detailed organization in research is critical to the outcomes.
Good for you Patrina. I agree that organizational skill are a real asset for conducting research!
ReplyDeleteOn another note I'm experiencing a lively energy from your blog. Might be the good combination of graphics, bringing in outside references, personal insights and reflections...it works!